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MFL has 2 x No.4 listed for around the £450-500 mark, but no idea how good or not they will be.Fedaykin wrote:A No.4 MKII for under £500 will be a challenge to find
The guy that ran EFD died earlier this year, and it's not sure what the trading status of EFD currently is.Fedaykin wrote:When I got mine I went to EFD (my closest friend goes to the same rifle club as the owner so gave me an introduction) they had racks of No.4 available. If you go on their website now they have five No.4 available all outside your price range.
I was in that category, couldn't hit a barn door at 100yrds with a SMLE, much preferred the sight picture of the No.4 and No.5, but my eyesight has been rapidly changing, and when I shot my No.5 for the first time in 6 months last month, it was a real struggle to shoot it as well as I used to at 100yrds, and yet, having a go with a mates SMLE, that was a lot better than when I had last shot a SMLE a few years earlier.....Rockhopper wrote:How old are you?
Might seem a strange question but older shooters struggle with the SMLE as the rear sight is half way down the barrel which some people have problems with.
I think lighting conditions, the type of target, background and the tiredness or lack of tiredness of your eyes have a lot to do with it. I certainly perform consistantly better with the aperture rear sight of No4/No5 Enfields or Skinner Rear Sight on my Marlin.GeeRam wrote:I was in that category, couldn't hit a barn door at 100yrds with a SMLE, much preferred the sight picture of the No.4 and No.5, but my eyesight has been rapidly changing, and when I shot my No.5 for the first time in 6 months last month, it was a real struggle to shoot it as well as I used to at 100yrds, and yet, having a go with a mates SMLE, that was a lot better than when I had last shot a SMLE a few years earlier.....Rockhopper wrote:How old are you?
Might seem a strange question but older shooters struggle with the SMLE as the rear sight is half way down the barrel which some people have problems with.
Our 900 yrds club shoot is often won by a member with his P17 with standard battle sights.Fedaykin wrote: P14 is an option, guy at my club consistently wins the Service rifle comp with his.
You're right. Geoffrey Organ did indeed die and his partner Paul Pangani now trades by himself as Paul Panagi Firearms. I bought a SMLE of him about a month ago. HTHsGeeRam wrote:The guy that ran EFD died earlier this year, and it's not sure what the trading status of EFD currently is.
Geoffrey Organ Historical Breechloading Smallarms Association
posted 1 Mar 2017, 04:23 by Tony Cattermole
HBSA member Geoffrey Organ passed away peacefully at home on the 18th January 2017 following a battle with cancer.
His son David has sent a message that there will be a Memorial service at the Oriental Club, London, on the 18th March, details attached below for any member who know him and wishing to attend.
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